Lyrics
Boy, you really screwed this one up
Expressing a significant mistake or error made by the person addressed
Now the only one you're looking for
Now, the only thing the person seeks or looks for is a connection with God
Is God
Questioning if the person feels isolated or lonely
Are you all alone
Reflecting on the person's actions that caused distress or trouble
For the hell you were doing
Asking about the person's activities during a past period of absence
When I was back home
Boy
Addressing the person again
You're so
Describing the person's state of being profoundly lost or confused
You're so lost
Reiterating the person's deep sense of being lost
You know you did me wrong
Acknowledging that the person committed a wrongdoing
Mr. I'm incapable of love
Labeling the person as incapable of experiencing or showing love
What's in Portland now
Referencing a location (Portland) with a connection to something significant
I put my faith in you
Placing trust or belief in the addressed person
Still you did me wrong
Despite trust, the person still caused harm or pain
What's cruel, it seems to stick with you
Observing how cruelty or harm sticks with the person
Like the waiting room of an ICU
Comparing the feeling to the atmosphere of a hospital waiting room, indicating a sense of tension or anticipation
Boy
Repeating the address to the person
You're so
Reiterating the person's deep state of being lost or confused
You're so lost
Highlighting the person's acknowledgment of wrongdoing
You know you did me wrong
Repeating the label of incapability of love
Mr. I'm incapable
Boy
Repeating the address to the person
You're so
Reiterating the person's deep state of being lost or confused
You're so lost
Highlighting the person's acknowledgment of wrongdoing
You know you did me wrong
Repeating the label of incapability of love
Mr. I'm incapable of love
And I threw her copy
Discarding something significant associated with someone's approval
In the garbage with her blessing
Rejecting or disposing of an item that holds meaning to someone
No I'm not some wounded dog
Asserting that the speaker is not a helpless victim
You just leave on the side of the road
Comparing the speaker's treatment to abandonment
Bongos
Referencing 'bongos' metaphorically, possibly implying distractions or trivialities
There's a whole world out there
Highlighting the vastness of the world that can be ignored or overlooked
You can pretend to ignore
Despite ignoring it, the person won't comprehend or know a part of it anymore
But the one you'll no longer know
Indicating that what's left is only remnants or remains
Is ashes behind that door
Emphasizing the irreversible consequence of closing a particular door
That you closed
Highlighting the finality or consequence of a decision to close off something significant
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